Is the prosperity gospel dangerous?
Is the prosperity gospel dangerous?
The prosperity message is one of the most deceitful lies of the enemy in America today, yet day after day tens of thousands of people fall for this deceitful lie and support the "ministries" that preach it.
Jesus said in Luke 16:13, "No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."
The word mammon translates to mean wealth or money. While the bible may speak about money more than it does heaven or hell, what it says about money is the exact opposite of the modern day prosperity message.
Jesus said in Matthew 19:23 "Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven."
John Piper of http://desiringgod.org posed this question to Prosperity Preachers...
"My question for prosperity preachers is: Why would you want to develop a ministry focus that makes it harder for people to enter heaven?" - John Piper
What other examples does the bible say about prosperity and riches?
Matthew 6:20 "But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal"
Proverbs 11:4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
1Timothy 6:17 Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
So be careful of where your heart is, and stay away from hypocrites who use lies and deceit to fund their own selfish desires.
Jesus said in Mark 12:38-40
"38 And in His teaching He was saying: "Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places,
39 and chief seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets,
40 who devour widows' houses, and for appearance's sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation. "
The prosperity message is one of the most deceitful lies of the enemy in America today, yet day after day tens of thousands of people fall for this deceitful lie and support the "ministries" that preach it.
Jesus said in Luke 16:13, "No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."
The word mammon translates to mean wealth or money. While the bible may speak about money more than it does heaven or hell, what it says about money is the exact opposite of the modern day prosperity message.
Jesus said in Matthew 19:23 "Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven."
John Piper of http://desiringgod.org posed this question to Prosperity Preachers...
"My question for prosperity preachers is: Why would you want to develop a ministry focus that makes it harder for people to enter heaven?" - John Piper
What other examples does the bible say about prosperity and riches?
Matthew 6:20 "But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal"
Proverbs 11:4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
1Timothy 6:17 Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
So be careful of where your heart is, and stay away from hypocrites who use lies and deceit to fund their own selfish desires.
Jesus said in Mark 12:38-40
"38 And in His teaching He was saying: "Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places,
39 and chief seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets,
40 who devour widows' houses, and for appearance's sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation. "
posted by D @ Thursday, October 18, 2007
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